Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
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Ranking: Aquaman
My son and I saw Aquaman in the movie theater this past weekend. It was his second time seeing it, and it was entertaining enough for a 13-year old that he eagerly went back with me. The nice thing about going to a movie… Continue Reading “Ranking: Aquaman”
Ranking Diamonds Are Forever
I previously ranked some of the James Bond movies here, here, here, here, and here. Last night my son and I watched Diamonds Are Forever, the final of the six Bond movies Sean Connery appeared in. It’s acquired a reputation as one of the more ridiculous Bond movies–for… Continue Reading “Ranking Diamonds Are Forever”
What I’m Reading: The Dinner
Paul Lohman and his wife, Claire, are going out to dinner tonight with Paul’s brother, Serge, and his sister-in-law, Babette. Paul is not looking forward to this dinner. He seems to be a bit of a homebody, dedicated to his wife and fifteen-year-old son,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Dinner”
Ranking: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
I went with my son and daughter earlier this week to see the new animated Marvel movie: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. After seeing it, I realized it was the first comic book movie I’d ever seen. You see, all the movies I’ve seen up… Continue Reading “Ranking: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
What I’m Reading: Re-Start
Re-Start, by Gordon Korman, is the second book by this author I’ve reviewed on this site. The first, Ungifted, I gave a fairly positive review to here. I like the author fine, but I’m not trying to follow him or anything–this is one of the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Re-Start”
What I’m Reading: In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made
In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made, by the late NYU Professor Norman F. Cantor, is billed on the cover as the best and most thorough book of the Black Death ever written. I don’t know. It… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made”
Scary Movies: Alien Resurrection
Okay, last horror movie from my family’s annual October horror moviethon. At my son’s strong request, we watched the fourth movie in the Alien franchise, Alien Resurrection. Previously on this site, the first Alien movie was the only horror movie I’ve reviewed to receive… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Alien Resurrection”
Scary Movies: Day of the Dead
Still wrapping up the horror movie reviews from October… Now we come to the third in director/writer/producer George Romero’s zombie trilogy, Day of the Dead. The first two (Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, which I reviewed here) are among my… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Day of the Dead”
